Changes and Transformations

No, I’m not thinking of werewolves. . .I promise.
I have integrated my website with WordPress and will no longer be posting new entries here. So if you want to know what I’m up to, on a day to day basis, please visit:
http://amandamakepeace.com
I’m still updating links and text, so if something goes wonky try [...]

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Link Salad Artist Style

Dreaming of Pebbles- The One Pebble Project is back up and running after I had a dream of pebble deliveries last night.
Ripped Off – It’s not a strip tease!! Check out my entry into the 9th Annual EBSQ Ripped Off Show. Voting begin 1 August!
AOTD – In other words, Artist of the Day. Today it’s [...]

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Trivia Winner

And the winner is . . . Robin Cruz McGee!!! Robin’s prize is a free, original ACEO created by moi. Pics to come later!
Robin is a fellow Artist at EBSQ where he delights us with his creations in metal and on paper.
I can never remember a time when I did not know I [...]

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New Artworks on Etsy

I wanted to draw everyone’s attention to some new listings in my Etsy shop – Nature’s Charms.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Happy Father’s Day!

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Moons and other Planetary Bodies

It’s time to admit it.
I have a fascination with Moons, not just our planet’s moon, also other planetary bodies whirling around in space. Astronomy and the study of planetary geology was another field I could have easily seen myself study at University. My fascination began as a child. It’s probably not an uncommon fascination for [...]

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The Pseudo Studio

The Pseudo Studio
Originally uploaded by makepeaceart
I pulled out my camera to take an updated photograph for the commission I’m painting and had to laugh. My cat, Shadow, has always loved to be by my side when I paint. It doesn’t matter whether I’m in a studio or my pseudo-studio (pictured here). She is completely passed [...]

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Fun with words

I was able to finish Chapter One of my novel this morning and I’ve now moved on to Chapter Two. It’s hard to say how long this book will end up being, but I do have most of the story already planned out in my head. It’s been growing there for several years! So I’m [...]

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Commission Update

I have been so slow with this commission, but thankfully my client/former step-dad is very understanding. Not to mention he has his hands full with a new baby girl. Anyways, here are a couple pics of what I did today.

If all goes well I’m going to finish up the stones and start on [...]

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Where have I been?

I’ve been completely turned upside down just like my goofy cat.
I spent a month helping my daughter prepare for the CRCT, one of the numerous moronic things that Bush put in place. I’d like to see his score on a 5th grade CRCT! LOL Testing is over now, so all we can do [...]

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Little Canvases have Arrived

Just a quick update. I’ve been a little under the weather the last few days, but starting to recover. I did want to share some good news though. Yesterday I received my small 3 x 3 canvases for the Canvas Project!

Included in the package were the instructions and my 5 words I have to interpret [...]

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